CBI vs CBI: Court grants bail to middleman Prasad
New Delhi, (PTI) A Delhi court Tuesday granted bail to Manoj Prasad, an alleged middleman arrested in connection with bribery allegations involving CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana. Special CBI judge Santosh Snehi Mann granted bail to Prasad saying that no purpose will be served by keeping him in further custody. Prasad, arrested on October 17, is […]
Former Nepal Prime Minister Tulsi Giri passes away
Kathmandu, Dec 18 (PTI) Tulsi Giri, Nepal’s two-time prime minister and senior politician, passed away on Tuesday, according to family sources. He was 93. He died, after a prolonged battle with liver cancer, at his home in Budhanilkanta, on the outskirts of the Himalayan nation’s capital, they said. He was recently discharged from the hospital, they […]
Nobody thought Cong leaders will get convicted: Modi on riots
Mumbai, Dec 18 (PTI) Highlighting the delay in justice for victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said nobody would have imagined that Congress leaders will get convicted in the case. Modi was speaking at the Republic Summit here. “Four years ago, nobody ever thought of Congress leaders getting convicted in the 1984 […]
Pakistan releases Indian national Hamid Nihal Ansari from prison: Report
Islamabad, (PTI) Indian national Hamid Nihal Ansari was on Tuesday released from a Pakistani jail to be repatriated to India, six years after he was detained by the country’s intelligence agencies and subsequently sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for possessing a fake Pakistani identity card, according to a media report. Ansari, a 33-year-old Mumbai resident, was […]
Won’t let PM sleep until all farm loans waived: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Dec 18 (PTI) Addressing India’s distressed farmers directly from outside Parliament, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said he will not let Prime Minister Narendra Modi sleep until all farm loans have been waived. In a stinging attack on what he described as crony capitalism, Gandhi said the government has turned a blind eye to […]
Sajjan Kumar resigns from Cong primary membership, writes to Rahul
New Delhi,(PTI) Congress veteran Sajjan Kumar has resigned from the primary membership of the party, citing his conviction in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, party sources said Tuesday. In a letter to Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Kumar, a former MP, said his resignation should be considered with immediate effect, the sources said. The Delhi High Court […]
Principal held after school wall collapse kills two children in Noida
Noida, Dec 18 (PTI) The principal of a private school in which two children were killed and three injured in a wall collapse was arrested here Tuesday, police said. Two kids, aged 10 and 7, were killed when a wall of the school in Salarpur village collapsed Monday, prompting Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to […]
Delhi HC issues notice to Centre, IG Prison over Asiya Andrabi and aides solitary confinement
Srinagar: Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Centre and IG Prison on the petition filed by Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi, Sofi Fehmeeda and Naheeda Nasreen against their alleged solitary confinement. The petition states that the solitary confinement is the violation of their human rights. The trio are under the custody of National […]
PDP’s Fayaz Ahmad Mir protests inside Parliament of India over Pulwama killings
Sringar: Member of Parliament Fayaz Ahmad Mir on Tuesday protested against the Pulwama killings at Parliament of India in New Delhi. Mir, belongs to People’s Democratic Party. Eye witnesses said that he wore a white shirt and “stop killings in Kashmir’ and ‘stop bloodshed in Kashmir’. Mir’s protest comes a day after PDP protests inside […]
Four injured in UP after argument over DJ in wedding
Muzaffarnagar, (PTI) Four people were injured during a wedding following an argument over the DJ in Harinagar villager here, police said Tuesday. The incident occurred under Purkazi Police Station area Monday, they said. A quarrel broke out between the families of the bride and the groom over the DJ. The four injured were shifted to a […]
